Bread Making Tips - KitchenAid KSM7581BZ Use & Care Manual

Tips for Great Results

Bread Making Tips

Making bread with a mixer is quite different
from making bread by hand. Therefore,
it will take some practice before you are
completely comfortable with the new
process. For your convenience, we offer
these tips to help you become accustomed
to bread-making the KitchenAid
• Always use the PowerKnead™ Spiral
Dough Hook to mix and knead yeast
doughs.
• Use Speed 2 to mix or knead yeast dough.
Use of any other speed with heavy doughs
may cause mixer to stop rotating to limit
mixer damage. This is normal operation.
If this occurs, turn the speed selector
to off, and then turn back on to a lower
speed.
*For models with Pouring Shield.
• Use a candy or other kitchen
thermometer to assure that liquids
are at temperature specified in the
recipe. Liquids at higher temperature
can kill yeast, while liquids at lower
temperatures will retard yeast growth.
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• Warm all ingredients to room
temperature to ensure proper rising
of dough. If yeast is to be dissolved
in bowl, always warm bowl first by
rinsing with warm water to avoid
cooling of liquids.
• Allow bread to rise in a warm place,
80°F to 85°F, free from draft, unless
otherwise specified in recipe.
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